Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

What you'll be doing

Providing highly specialist, autonomous clinical case management for deaf children with SLCN.

Leading projects, training and service development within your specialist area

Providing line management, supervision and mentoring to junior colleagues and students

Advising parents, education staff and multi-disciplinary colleagues

Leading team-wide initiatives on service quality and effectiveness

What we're looking for

HCPC registration and substantial specialist paediatric experience

Proven leadership, negotiation and mentoring skills

Experience contributing to service and policy development

A genuine passion for raising standards and developing others

For detailed job description and person specification, please see attached JD and Person Spec documents.

Evelina London is part ofGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trustand we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With over 3,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy's and St Thomas'.

Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in hospital and in the community, continues to grow. We provide comprehensive health services from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Evelina London is here for children, young people and women from London to South East England, and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.

As the only NHS Trust in London with women's and specialist children's services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. We operate through four clinical directorates: Neonatology and Medical Specialties, Surgical Services, Theatres and Paediatric Intensive Care, Children's Community Services and Women's Services.

Essential: - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent; - Evidence of specialist training/short courses/specific training in deafness and SLCN; - BSL Level 1

Desirable: - Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks; - BSL Level 2 or above

Essential: - Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice

Desirable: - Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy

Essential: - Highly Specialist knowledge of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to client groups and settings and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits underpinned by evidence-based practice; - Knowledge of national and local professional and clinical guidelines; - Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance, including reflective practice, audit and research methodologies; - Knowledge of methods of involving users in improving client care; - Knowledge and experience of clinical supervision and the ability to engage others in reflective practice

Desirable: - Able to use interpreters appropriately, ensuring equity of service provision to a multi-cultural population

Essential: - Extensive experience of working as a Speech and Language Therapist with a paediatric caseload of deaf children..; - Experience of planning and delivering training to a range of audiences; - Understanding of the impact of local social, cultural, and linguistic factors on service delivery.; - Knowledge of time management skills and proven ability of meeting conflicting demands, targets and deadlines, including case management

Desirable: - Experience in contributing to policy planning and service development